New Report from Women Legal Magazine
Success Strategies for Women Lawyers
By Lauren Stiller Rikleen
Pre-publication offer: Just $295 (usually $495) until 5pm October 29th
Reserve your copy
Success Strategies for Women Lawyers being published in 4 weeks time is an in-depth look at the necessary steps needed to address the ongoing challenge of advancing women in the legal profession.
Below is a brief overview of the contents of the report, and a full executive summary/introduction, and the draft table of contents is available on request - email Michelle - melam@ark-group.com to request a copy
Through till October 29th you can pre-order your copy with a $200 discount for making it just $295 (excluding shipping) Ordering details are below.
Overview:
Even with the increased attention to diversity in the legal profession there has been little appreciable impact on women’s advancement. For example, women comprise only approximately 18 percent of law firm partners, and the number of equity partners is even smaller. There is a growing awareness that the business case for creating a workplace where women can succeed is real and compelling, and more stakeholders are using their leverage to develop specific and practical action items to drive change.
Developing an inclusive workplace where everyone can succeed requires concentrated efforts from both the institution and the individual. Only with the focused commitment and attention of both will there be significant progress.
Each chapter of this new report provides tailored insight into the strategies that need to be implemented in order for women to achieve success, these include:
- Creating a niche practice
- Developing your leadership skills
- Mentors and champions
- Networking and relationship-building
- Successful business generation
- Self-advocacy and self promotion
- Managing and maintaining work-life balance
- Creating a better workplace for the next generation
- Reflections on a changing profession
Each of these chapters is supported by women who provide insight, opinion, and practical tips on how they have tackled these keys issues to achieve considerable success in their careers.
These contributors include Senior Partners, Partners, Heads of Diversity and Professional Development, Practice Group Chairs, Hiring Partner, Attorneys, and Private Practice Lawyers. From firms including:
Bingham McCutchen LLP, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Snell & Wilmar’s, Hahn & Hahn LLP, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Thompson Hine, LLC, McInnes Cooper, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Davis & Gilbert LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Crowell & Moring LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C, Squire Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P, Schiff Hardin, LLP, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Schoeman, Updike & Kaufman, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Davis, Wright Tremaine LLP, and many more…
How to order your copy:
Success Strategies for Women Lawyers will be available in four weeks time.
Through till October 29th you can pre-order your copy with a $200 discount for making it just $295 (excluding shipping)
To order you copy simply email melam@ark-group.com quoting the ordering code DS-SWL1, with the full contact details of whom you would like the report sent to, from there we will process your order and send through confirmation long with an invoice for payment.
If you require multiple copies please do let us know as further discounted pricing is available.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Digitizing Coporate Records and Information
DIGITISING CORPORATE RECORDS AND INFORMATION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”
Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946.
Since the invention of the Guttenberg press in 1495 there has been a permanent information revolution. In every year since there has been an exponential increase in the amount of information in the world, for example, in 2010 UK public organisations are estimated to store enough information in paper format to build a XXXX billion foot tower that could stretch upwards from London’s Tower Bridge to Jupiter’s fifth moon, Io.
The information society continues to struggle to adapt to this exploding universe of information. Paper and digital records are constantly produced during every part of our working and private lives. At work, predictions about the paperless office have been made ever since the IBM produced the first operational personal computer in 1954. Individuals within organisations continue to deal with a deluge of paper and digital records. Information that is ‘born digital’ is being managed by organisations, which still survive on a high-paper diet. This divided ‘information estate’ presents an array of risks and threats to the efficiency and operational ability of organisations to deliver high performance.
Previous promises to relieve the burden of paper records in offices were poorly supported by e-records technologies; this has changed. All organisations are in a period of transition with new digital technologies offering cheaper alternatives to the retention of all physical records including expensive paper records. There is now a critical decision for organisations to make - to digitise or not?
Digitisation is defined as being the conversion of analogue items into digital format for the purpose of improving access. It can also provide a crucial supporting to assist with preservation of records, where appropriate. Digitisation has many facets and the following are the main benefits of implementing enterprise digitisation projects:
Access; to enable current and potential information users wherever they are to use the organisation’s collections and to open up collections that cannot always be accessed physically by the public or regulatory bodies.
Enhance services; to satisfy end-user expectations as the World Wide Web is often the first resort of users and to create virtual collections and ‘restore’ dispersed collections through cooperation and partnership with other bodies.
Preservation of materials; to preserve the original materials by making the digital copy available and by reducing physical handling.
The demand to digitise is growing. The new ‘digital natives’ are a powerful group of customers and staffs expects information to be available in a digital format immediately. Digitisation is not an activity that can be seen in isolation. It is linked to all aspects of services provided by information and records professionals. Digitisation enhances the potential for synergies within business services with other digital collections through shared descriptive information in consolidated or federated online databases.
Digitising organisational records is a major project but can lead ultimately to cost savings, efficiencies and productivity gains, as staff or even customers can access information more swiftly and with greater ease. Creating and providing access to digital copies of material give an agency’s clients and customers the potential to pursue educational, cultural appreciation and commercial opportunities wherever they live or work.
This report will provide a step-by-step guide to corporate digitisation projects, from assessing the organisation’s needs relating to e-documents, through the technical digitisation process, to the end result of accessible, secure electronic records. The objective is to provide a complete toolkit for implementation within any organisation that is struggling with information overload.
This report consists of two parts. Part one provides an overview of enterprise digitisation projects. There is an overall digitisation development and implementation framework presented with a step-by-step process presented to help information and records professionals deliver high performance projects.
Part two consists of six case studies of a range of national and international organisations, both public and private, which have addressed digitisation projects via a series of implementation approaches.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robin Smith is Head of Information and Knowledge Services for the National Policing Improvement Agency in the UK. He is the author of the information risk and intelligence management model (IRIM) now being adopted within UK organisations to deliver high performance business intelligence.
He has worked extensively in the public and private sector as a change manager for information and digitisation projects, producing innovative solutions to legacy content and e-records issues.
He is an author, lecturer and biographer of the individuals who contributed to the ‘open information society’. He is about to release his new book, ‘Legacy Content Management; Strategies for Optimisation’ and is a member of the Operation Research Society.
Robin was formerly Marketing Director for the Records Management Society UK and chair of regional chair of the information and data quality network for IDEA.
Contents Overview
PART ONE – INTRODUCING ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION PROJECTS
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION TO ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION DEVELOPEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK
CHAPTER TWO – BUILDING THE ENTERPRISE BUSINESS CASE FOR ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION PROJECTS
CHAPTER THREE – IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES, POLICIES & STANDARDS FOR IMPROVEMENT
CHAPTER FOUR – PLANNING & DELIVERING THE ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION PROJECT
CHAPTER FIVE – EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY ACCELARATORS FOR ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION
CHAPTER SIX – UNDERSTANIDNG THE LEGAL AND REGULATORARY ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER SEVEN – IMPLEMENTING & REVIEWING QUALITY FOR ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION PROJECTS
CHAPTER EIGHT – ACHIEVING CORPORATE INTEGRATION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE
PART TWO – CASE STUDIES
CASE STUDY ONE – ‘PATIENT FIRST’; DIGITISING PATIENT RECORDS IN UK NHS
CASE STUDY TWO – ‘RIGHT FIRST TIME’; SELECTING THE RIGHT DIGITISATION TECHNOLOGIES AT UK BOOTS PLC
CASE STUDY THREE – ‘VIRTUAL HISTORIES’; DETERMINING LONG TERM PRESERVATION NEEDS AT THE UK NATIONAL ARCHIVE
CASE STUDY FOUR – ‘SECURITY, SECURITY, SECURITY’; ASTRA ZENCA’S MILLENIUM PROJECT TO CREATE A SEARCHABLE & SECURE DIGITAL UNIVERSE
CASE STUDY FIVE – ‘NIL BY PAPER’; EXPLORING BRITISH AIRWAYS INNOVATIVE DIGITISATION POLICY FOR A PAPER-LESS ORGANISATION
CASE STUDY SIX – ‘AFTER KATRINA’; ASSESSING THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO RECORDS DISASTERS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.”
Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946.
Since the invention of the Guttenberg press in 1495 there has been a permanent information revolution. In every year since there has been an exponential increase in the amount of information in the world, for example, in 2010 UK public organisations are estimated to store enough information in paper format to build a XXXX billion foot tower that could stretch upwards from London’s Tower Bridge to Jupiter’s fifth moon, Io.
The information society continues to struggle to adapt to this exploding universe of information. Paper and digital records are constantly produced during every part of our working and private lives. At work, predictions about the paperless office have been made ever since the IBM produced the first operational personal computer in 1954. Individuals within organisations continue to deal with a deluge of paper and digital records. Information that is ‘born digital’ is being managed by organisations, which still survive on a high-paper diet. This divided ‘information estate’ presents an array of risks and threats to the efficiency and operational ability of organisations to deliver high performance.
Previous promises to relieve the burden of paper records in offices were poorly supported by e-records technologies; this has changed. All organisations are in a period of transition with new digital technologies offering cheaper alternatives to the retention of all physical records including expensive paper records. There is now a critical decision for organisations to make - to digitise or not?
Digitisation is defined as being the conversion of analogue items into digital format for the purpose of improving access. It can also provide a crucial supporting to assist with preservation of records, where appropriate. Digitisation has many facets and the following are the main benefits of implementing enterprise digitisation projects:
Access; to enable current and potential information users wherever they are to use the organisation’s collections and to open up collections that cannot always be accessed physically by the public or regulatory bodies.
Enhance services; to satisfy end-user expectations as the World Wide Web is often the first resort of users and to create virtual collections and ‘restore’ dispersed collections through cooperation and partnership with other bodies.
Preservation of materials; to preserve the original materials by making the digital copy available and by reducing physical handling.
The demand to digitise is growing. The new ‘digital natives’ are a powerful group of customers and staffs expects information to be available in a digital format immediately. Digitisation is not an activity that can be seen in isolation. It is linked to all aspects of services provided by information and records professionals. Digitisation enhances the potential for synergies within business services with other digital collections through shared descriptive information in consolidated or federated online databases.
Digitising organisational records is a major project but can lead ultimately to cost savings, efficiencies and productivity gains, as staff or even customers can access information more swiftly and with greater ease. Creating and providing access to digital copies of material give an agency’s clients and customers the potential to pursue educational, cultural appreciation and commercial opportunities wherever they live or work.
This report will provide a step-by-step guide to corporate digitisation projects, from assessing the organisation’s needs relating to e-documents, through the technical digitisation process, to the end result of accessible, secure electronic records. The objective is to provide a complete toolkit for implementation within any organisation that is struggling with information overload.
This report consists of two parts. Part one provides an overview of enterprise digitisation projects. There is an overall digitisation development and implementation framework presented with a step-by-step process presented to help information and records professionals deliver high performance projects.
Part two consists of six case studies of a range of national and international organisations, both public and private, which have addressed digitisation projects via a series of implementation approaches.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robin Smith is Head of Information and Knowledge Services for the National Policing Improvement Agency in the UK. He is the author of the information risk and intelligence management model (IRIM) now being adopted within UK organisations to deliver high performance business intelligence.
He has worked extensively in the public and private sector as a change manager for information and digitisation projects, producing innovative solutions to legacy content and e-records issues.
He is an author, lecturer and biographer of the individuals who contributed to the ‘open information society’. He is about to release his new book, ‘Legacy Content Management; Strategies for Optimisation’ and is a member of the Operation Research Society.
Robin was formerly Marketing Director for the Records Management Society UK and chair of regional chair of the information and data quality network for IDEA.
Contents Overview
PART ONE – INTRODUCING ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION PROJECTS
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION TO ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION DEVELOPEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK
CHAPTER TWO – BUILDING THE ENTERPRISE BUSINESS CASE FOR ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION PROJECTS
CHAPTER THREE – IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES, POLICIES & STANDARDS FOR IMPROVEMENT
CHAPTER FOUR – PLANNING & DELIVERING THE ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION PROJECT
CHAPTER FIVE – EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY ACCELARATORS FOR ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION
CHAPTER SIX – UNDERSTANIDNG THE LEGAL AND REGULATORARY ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER SEVEN – IMPLEMENTING & REVIEWING QUALITY FOR ENTERPRISE DIGITISATION PROJECTS
CHAPTER EIGHT – ACHIEVING CORPORATE INTEGRATION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE
PART TWO – CASE STUDIES
CASE STUDY ONE – ‘PATIENT FIRST’; DIGITISING PATIENT RECORDS IN UK NHS
CASE STUDY TWO – ‘RIGHT FIRST TIME’; SELECTING THE RIGHT DIGITISATION TECHNOLOGIES AT UK BOOTS PLC
CASE STUDY THREE – ‘VIRTUAL HISTORIES’; DETERMINING LONG TERM PRESERVATION NEEDS AT THE UK NATIONAL ARCHIVE
CASE STUDY FOUR – ‘SECURITY, SECURITY, SECURITY’; ASTRA ZENCA’S MILLENIUM PROJECT TO CREATE A SEARCHABLE & SECURE DIGITAL UNIVERSE
CASE STUDY FIVE – ‘NIL BY PAPER’; EXPLORING BRITISH AIRWAYS INNOVATIVE DIGITISATION POLICY FOR A PAPER-LESS ORGANISATION
CASE STUDY SIX – ‘AFTER KATRINA’; ASSESSING THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO RECORDS DISASTERS
Friday, August 6, 2010
Twitter for Lawyers "a must-read for all law firms"
Social Media for Lawyers: Twitter Edition"Adrian Dayton’s timely book on Twitter for the Legal Profession is a ‘must-read’ for all law firms" - Christopher J Sherliker, Partner, Silverman Sherliker LLP
Social Media for Lawyers: Twitter Edition is now available in PDF format
Through till August 13th, you can order your copy of this report, in PDF format to allow for distribution through your firm for just $95 (normally ($225)
If you would like to benefit from this exclusive offer simply email publishingna@ark-group.com quoting code MP-TE1 or contact us on +1 309 495 2853 to place your order.
More Information
Table of Contents and Executive Summary
Further Reader Reviews
Overview:
There is no doubting that Twitter ever increasing popularity, it has become a key component of social media, marketing and business development strategies and is now being used extensively by forward thinking firms and lawyers to make contacts, share information, acquire new clients, communicate with colleagues and publicize their expertise.
Social Media for Lawyers: Twitter Edition - will show you exactly how to implement Twitter, how it can work for your law firm and how it can quickly become an essential business development tool.
The report exposes the myths and guides you to a position where you are regularly bringing in new business to your firm from this thriving and influential community, including CEOs and general counsel of major corporations.
Practical advice and proven examples are provided of how to establish trusted relationships and gain new clients with a relatively small amount of effort and, crucially, no initial cost.
Social Media for Lawyers: Twitter Edition is a concise guide that will help you:
- Overcome objections to using Twitter within your firm;
- Engage quickly without looking like a rookie;
- Create a Twitter profile that will hook clients in the blink of an eye;
- Quickly build a network of relevant contacts and influential people;
- Understand the tools/techniques (and the jargon surrounding them) that make Twitter a more powerful networking and business tool than any other social media;
- Find prospective clients on Twitter and offer your services to them before your competitors;
- Use Twitter to support other marketing activities;
- Capture genuine, qualified leads; and,
- Keep out of trouble and behave ethically.
Social Media for Lawyers: Twitter Edition focuses entirely on how you will bring new clients to your firm by engaging with an already waiting community of people looking for your services.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Navigating the Perfect Storm: Recruiting, Training and Retaining Lawyers
The facts are simple. The global recession has dramatically changed the situation for talent recruitment and retention in law firms.
Reported Record highs of layoffs in the profession, with estimates of Lawyers in the country who are unemployed or underemployed ranging from 30,000 and 100,000, coupled with the fact that each year Law Schools produce approximately 45,000 graduates each year, mean that there are more lawyers than jobs available
The recession has rocked the legal profession, and old game plans for Recruitment, Training and Retention will no longer work.
Managing Partner Magazine’s new report - Navigating the Perfect Storm: Recruiting, Training and Retaining Lawyers will enable you to re-examine your current recruitment, training and retention processes to ensure that your firm is in a better position to anticipate future needs while remaining competitive in a challenging market.
It looks at the key strategies needed to exploit the lessons that have been learned and the opportunities that lay ahead on topics including:
- Developing new skills including Project management and Convergence
- Changing client demands
- New-graduate recruitment
- Shortcomings in law school education
- Lateral Partner and Lateral Associate recruitment
- Training first and second year associates
- Ongoing professional development needs
- Morale, motivation, and compensation
- Associate attrition and retention
Navigating the Perfect Storm is a candid review of the current problems and challenges, that provides fresh ideas and strategies to improve Recruiting, Training and Retaining practices
It represents a valuable reality check for firms and individuals, setting out in clear terms the changes they must face up to survive and thrive in today’s legal profession.
For more information, the executive summary, table of contents, a sample chapter, and reader reviews for this report visit: http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=78AE6CEB-1078-4874-9ADD-AD003C5515CD
Reported Record highs of layoffs in the profession, with estimates of Lawyers in the country who are unemployed or underemployed ranging from 30,000 and 100,000, coupled with the fact that each year Law Schools produce approximately 45,000 graduates each year, mean that there are more lawyers than jobs available
The recession has rocked the legal profession, and old game plans for Recruitment, Training and Retention will no longer work.
Managing Partner Magazine’s new report - Navigating the Perfect Storm: Recruiting, Training and Retaining Lawyers will enable you to re-examine your current recruitment, training and retention processes to ensure that your firm is in a better position to anticipate future needs while remaining competitive in a challenging market.
It looks at the key strategies needed to exploit the lessons that have been learned and the opportunities that lay ahead on topics including:
- Developing new skills including Project management and Convergence
- Changing client demands
- New-graduate recruitment
- Shortcomings in law school education
- Lateral Partner and Lateral Associate recruitment
- Training first and second year associates
- Ongoing professional development needs
- Morale, motivation, and compensation
- Associate attrition and retention
Navigating the Perfect Storm is a candid review of the current problems and challenges, that provides fresh ideas and strategies to improve Recruiting, Training and Retaining practices
It represents a valuable reality check for firms and individuals, setting out in clear terms the changes they must face up to survive and thrive in today’s legal profession.
For more information, the executive summary, table of contents, a sample chapter, and reader reviews for this report visit: http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=78AE6CEB-1078-4874-9ADD-AD003C5515CD
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Ark Group's Latest Reports
Here is a complete list of all the new reports published over the past 6 weeks:
Government Online: Improving Service and Engaging Communities
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=48F7D737-1917-4502-B57D-99FE9C9A0040
Information Risk Management
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=E34002C7-E03A-4A02-A4A9-2DB3D377F7B3
Law Firm Remuneration, Reward and Motivation 2nd Edition
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=46EEA138-31F3-49D1-B61D-4F09DB350574
Strategic Internal Communications Second Edition
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=CD9D7D07-4C9F-4A7E-AB09-F27B5C1D0962
Alternative Fee Arrangements
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=B4D2BA75-4C41-430A-B218-FC5BAF313AD5
Balanced Scorecards for the Public Sector
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=5463F878-C7B7-4BB1-ACB5-276AEAAA142D
Business Development for Lawyers
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=6D0DD592-98F8-4E6F-BEB0-D107D7C82E04
Government Online: Improving Service and Engaging Communities
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=48F7D737-1917-4502-B57D-99FE9C9A0040
Information Risk Management
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=E34002C7-E03A-4A02-A4A9-2DB3D377F7B3
Law Firm Remuneration, Reward and Motivation 2nd Edition
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=46EEA138-31F3-49D1-B61D-4F09DB350574
Strategic Internal Communications Second Edition
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=CD9D7D07-4C9F-4A7E-AB09-F27B5C1D0962
Alternative Fee Arrangements
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=B4D2BA75-4C41-430A-B218-FC5BAF313AD5
Balanced Scorecards for the Public Sector
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=5463F878-C7B7-4BB1-ACB5-276AEAAA142D
Business Development for Lawyers
http://www.mpmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=6D0DD592-98F8-4E6F-BEB0-D107D7C82E04
Alternative Fee Arrangements
Are your fee structures forcing your clients to seek better alternatives elsewhere?
Alternative fee arrangements have been a buzzword for some years now. But as momentum gathers and clients finally put their feet down about excessive billing through hourly rates you simply cannot risk being left behind whilst your competitors win over your clients with more personalised alternatives.
Managing Partner’s report on Alternative Fee Arrangements provides an in-depth look at alternative fee structures and how to make them work within your own firm by aligning culture, behaviour, cost and price.
Key points are illustrated throughout the report with clear examples and practical case studies from firms that are already successfully using alternative fee arrangements.
It reveals why law firms are seeking alternatives to the billable hour, what structures they are using and how to avoid the common pitfalls when implementing them within your own firm. Key topics covered include:
■The billable hour – where it came from, why it stuck and why the world is changing;
■The link between fee structures and the behaviours they encourage;
■The benefits of alternative fee arrangements for both clients and law firms;
■Alternative fee arrangements from the client point of view;
■An examination of alternative fee structures;
■The process of assigning a value to legal services;
■An introduction to value fees, how to sell them and make them work for you; and
■How to respond to FAQs from clients to ensure they understand value fees.
Alternative fee arrangements have been a buzzword for some years now. But as momentum gathers and clients finally put their feet down about excessive billing through hourly rates you simply cannot risk being left behind whilst your competitors win over your clients with more personalised alternatives.
Managing Partner’s report on Alternative Fee Arrangements provides an in-depth look at alternative fee structures and how to make them work within your own firm by aligning culture, behaviour, cost and price.
Key points are illustrated throughout the report with clear examples and practical case studies from firms that are already successfully using alternative fee arrangements.
It reveals why law firms are seeking alternatives to the billable hour, what structures they are using and how to avoid the common pitfalls when implementing them within your own firm. Key topics covered include:
■The billable hour – where it came from, why it stuck and why the world is changing;
■The link between fee structures and the behaviours they encourage;
■The benefits of alternative fee arrangements for both clients and law firms;
■Alternative fee arrangements from the client point of view;
■An examination of alternative fee structures;
■The process of assigning a value to legal services;
■An introduction to value fees, how to sell them and make them work for you; and
■How to respond to FAQs from clients to ensure they understand value fees.
The report features step-by-step guidance on the specific cultural and behavioural changes that need to be made to ensure success in your firm’s use of alternative fee arrangements.
It also discusses the prevalence of value fees in the legal market today and the impact they will have on your firm’s core business operations.
Ensure you are equipped to compete in a post-recession world, not simply on price but on the value you offer to your clients.
For more information on this report contact us on 309 495 2853
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Attracting, Retaining, and Advancing LGBT Lawyers
Attracting, Advancing, and Retaining LGBT Lawyers is now available in PDF format allowing for rapid distibution through your Firm.Through to 5pm April 28th you can order your copy and benefit from a $250 discount - making your copy just $195
To order your copy simply reply to this email quoting the code ME-PDF1
Below is a very brief overview of the report, and a full executive summary can be found here
A full executive summary, introduction and table of contents are available here:
http://www.womenlegalmagazine.com/Publication.asp?pubid=478847E7-AE85-4B38-8959-8F5BFAD7BD7C
Attracting, Advancing, and Retaining LGBT Lawyers is a comprehensive step-by-step guide to not only overcoming the challenges associated with the complex issues that lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (“LGBT”) lawyers face in the modern legal profession, but also how these issues impact the Law firms that they work for.
Although LGBT individuals have made significant progress towards equality in many social arenas, many still face negative stereotypes, harassment, and bias in the workplace. With clients, law students, and lateral candidates increasingly focused on diversity, law firms must examine their workplace policies, procedures, and cultures to encourage and embrace diversity and ensure that all attorneys experience a respectful and collegial working environment.
Creating diverse workplaces makes good business sense, as many law firms have already discovered. Clients often expect their outside legal counsel to have inclusive workplace policies and diverse client service teams.
Authored by Lisa Linsky (McDermott Will & Emery) and Amy Beard (McDermott Will & Emery) the first part of this report provides a comprehensive overview exploring:
1. The challenges that LGBT attorneys face;
2. Initiatives that firms can use to recruit LGBT attorneys (and strategies attorneys and law students can use to seek out LGBT-friendly firms and programs);
3. The ways in which firms can make their workplaces more welcoming to LGBT attorneys.
The second part of this report comprises of case studies, insight, contributions and practical real world examples from firms and individuals who have achieved high levels of success and recognition including:
C. Elaine Arabatzis (Dickstein Shapiro LLP), Petra Braybrook (Simmons & Simmons), Denise Brogan-Kator (Rainbow Law Center PLLC), Andrew Dent (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP), James Holmes (Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP), D’Arcy Kemnitz (National LGBT Bar Association), James Leipold (National Association for Law Placement), Gail H. Morse (Jenner & Block LLP), Laura Olch (Boston University School of Law), Todd Solomon (McDermott Will & Emery LLP), Gabe Verdugo (University of Washington School of Law), Dr. Jillian T. Weiss (Jillian T. Weiss & Associates), Daniel Winterfeldt (Simmons & Simmons), Jeffrey Wolf (Williams Kastner), and Ann Young (New York Law School), amongst others.
They expand on the topics covered in part one in more depth including:
- The challenges facing LGBT attorneys,
- The need for law firms to encourage diversity
- Methods by which law firms can become more diverse
- Creating cultures of inclusion to retain and attract top LGBT legal talent
- Retaining LGBT attorneys with pro bono and community service initiatives
- Mentoring LGBT attorneys to advance their careers and create firm leaders
- Implementing employee benefits policies to cover domestic partner and other same-sex partner benefits as recruitment and retention tools.
How to order:
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To order your copy for just $195 (normally $445) contact us before 5pm April 28th quoting the code ME-PDF1:
- phone - +1 309 495 2853;
- e-mail - melam@ark-group.com
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